Network Utilization improvement.........?

[Mr.Guvernment 0]

Hey all

 

i did some searches but could not find the topics i swore i saw before.

 

 

basically i got some XP and 2k3 server machines here - for a while,. things seem to run good when i rewired our home office / house with all CAT6 cable - but only 100mb hubs and nics. This really made things fly for a few weeks - i mean FLY! - cause the odl wiring was pure crap! who ever did it!

 

it seem things have slowed down now again.

 

i have 5 computers attaching to an 8 port 100mb hub - all with cat6 cable - but when i do some transfers between one system to another - the network utilization goes from around 0.04% - upto maybe %60-%70 MAX on a good day - otherwise max it seems to hit is more like %40.

 

is there really any way to get %100 network utlization? - i have turned off rthe XP reserve QOS crap but still no go.

 

or at least hit the %80 - %90 percent mark?

 

i am thinking buy a new 8 port hub ..... but it used to be faster previously....

 

 

 

any thoughts on how to speed things up and get them fast again would be great!

 

Also maybe any links to site or something on how to make the ultimate fast network? a sin tweaks in terms of what to use and not use in protcool's etc etc.

 

thnx in advance!

[Tomay 0]

If you're gonna buy something new, get a switch, it's much faster with more than 2 computers.

 

In my case firewall slows network traffic to 40% or even less. Use a test like sisoft sandra (network bandwith benchmark) in my case I get somewhere around 8MB/s.

[Mr.Guvernment 0]

shall try sandra.

 

the current set up involvces

 

cable modem ---->Netgear router ------> 16 port 100mb hub/switch -------> 8 port hub/switch in my room which then has 6 computer connect to it.

 

 

maybe just a cheap switch - but it seemd to do good before